Weather Records on 31 January 1954

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1954. Highest significance: Mulwala (Tarramia), AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1954

On 31 January 1954, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 715 daily.
Mulwala (Tarramia) set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 31 January 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 31 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Bengalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Jacks Creek No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1954

Top 20 records on 31 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1954	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Arjuna Station, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Ganmain Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Picola, AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Matong (Bonnie Doon), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Middalya, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1954	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1800 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1954. 1954 had 744 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	533
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1